Chelsea UK
Flower Show
2011
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Anglesea
Architect designed home by David Seeley Architects.
Carefully sculptured this reflects an outstanding interpretation of the stone. The house floats over as if suspended on a foundation of quarry cut Western Australian Biscuit limestone blocks that appears to almost grow out of the landscape. The Biscuit limestone is a perfect blend with the rough organic timbers and raw steel used in the project.
Hawthorn
Tennis Pavillion
A mosiac pattern of Western Australian Biscuit Limestone forms the parapet walls and chimney of this unique Tennis pavillion. Each stone has been sculptured to interlock and the structure and stone form a perfect folly to this unique National Trust property in Hawthorn.
Warrandyte
Stonelea Homes
For this home in Warrandyte Victoria, Western Australian biscuit Limestone was chosen for its deep color that compliments the clay colors of the natural earth banks along the Yarra River close by. The new house construction by Stonelea Homes uses a clever selection of modern materials that blend with the stone emphasizing this contrast. The stone has been laid in a two part random pattern created by cutting a standard 500 x 330 housing block into halves and quarters. The joints on this home have been lightly raked to emphasis the pattern.
Moorooduc
Andrew Pope Constructions.
This architect designed home showcases limestone utilised in conjunction with contemporary architecture. The rustic texture of limestone contrasts against the sleek finishes to provide an excellent contrast. West Australian Cream Quarry cut limestone has been used here and laid in a 330 mm coursed random pattern.
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Sorrento.
Mulcon Constructions Sorrento Home.
Western Australian Cream Limestone cladding was used here to provide a light weight solution to this beachside home. The limestone cladding comes in 30 mm thick stone so it can be attached to a subframe. The cladding is also complimented with a corner module to eliminate the requirement of mitering or creating any sub standard detail.
Camberwell
A casual meandering path of poured limestone leads to the entry of this period style home in Camberwell. Simple steps and a garden wall from Limestone has been used to facilitate the change in levels. A Limestone seat constructed from Western Australian Biscuit Limestone forms an enticing spot to sit and indulge in this leafy green garden.
Perth
This quaint cottage typifies the versatility of Limestone. Utilised here to compliment the architecture of this period style building the results are quite stunning. Corner claddings have been used to reinforce the substantialness of the structure with moulded pieces of Donnybrook limestone forming the sills, lintels and parapet capping of the building. Western Australian Cream Mosaic limestone has been used as the cladding material with a cream mortar to compliment. Although a new structure its authenticity is reinforced by the limestone.
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The Flower Show Blog
http://www.landscape.net.au/chelseablog/?p=263
http://www.flemings.com.au/chelsea2011/progress.asp
Friday, 13 May 2011.
So its on! Welcome to England!!
The mad rush to build the garden. On the 5th of May the team arrived in England. Without a moments rest to get over jet lag they started on site the following day!
With the site set out completely and posts set, the prefabricated walls of limestone can be installed. The gaps between the panels were infilled with carefully numbered pieces to obscure the panel line. Ian and Matt decided that panels is the best idea due to the limited timeline on site. Despite this some things just cant be done offsite. Seen in the pics is one of the guys completing the facing using a corner piece we cut from the stone.
The capping and grouting of the wall is the next task so can't wait to see this.
Thursday, 21 April 2011.
With the show getting very close now, last month saw the finalising of the prebuild for the display.
Seen here are the boys laying out the paving design. Matt had to take a birds eye view to make sure the design was as Ian intended. The Stone used for the paving was a sandstone we have sourced from Western Australia.
The Donnybrook Sandstone is amongst some of the finest quality in the world and is extremly dense in composition. The colors are in a light grey to soft autum tonings. They sould form an excellent compliment to the Limestone walling that surrounds the display.
Once completed and packed The flemmings truck picked up over 20 pallets of stone destined for England.
Cant wait to see the next stage at Chelsea.
Monday, 7 February 2011.
Over the last couple of saturdays we have hosted the team of landscapers that will construct the garden at the chelsea flower show.
Due to the intricacy of the walling and the time constraints on site Matt and the team decided that
if they got a head start on the construct of the walling then it would make the flow of construction more efficient at Chelsea.
Under the artistic eye of Ian Barker the walls were carefully laid out and glued to a substrata board ready for shipment. Joiner pieces were carfully marked and stored for joining the pattern on site.
The weather last weekend presented the team with
a challenge as the road and half the factory was under water but the team adjusted well to the
situation and still powered through to finish the walling panels and every one worked well as a team which was great to see.
There is a real tingle of excitement as the first stage of works start to come together.
December 2010.
Limestone Australia at the Royal Horticultural Society's Annual 'Great Spring Show' in Chelsea, UK.
We are delighted to announce that our stone has been chosen to form a major part of the display of this years feature garden at the Chelsea Flower Show in England.
Over the past few years Flemmings Trees has been the major sponsor and instigator of the Australian exhibit at the Chelsea flower show. Utilising some of the best designers and constructors within the industry they have had great success receiving various Gold and Silver Guild awards for their efforts. This year under the creative imput of Melbourne designer Ian Barker and the craftsmanship of Apex landscaping together with a team from within the industry Australia will again be ably represented at the show.
Australian limestone will be featured on the rear wall. Over 10 tonnes of material will be shipped overseas forming over 100 square metres of facing stone, corners and capping. Limestone Australia is proud and excited to be involved in such a unique opportunity.
We are delighted to announce that stone supplied by Limestone Australia formed a major part of the display of this years feature garden at the Chelsea Flower Show in England.
This was a great opportunity and experience that won a Silver Medal in the show. Please flip through our blog magazine to share the experiences directly from The Show >
